Little Gee

"Vance is not a hillbilly, but a grifter of the hillbilly trope." A great piece by my historian friend and former colleague Dr. Tina Irvine on the long history of throwing Appalachia under the bus for political gain. time.com/6999981/j-d-...

J.D. Vance's Distorted Vision of Appalachia Is Nothing Newtime.com Vance comes on the heels of a long 19th and 20th century tradition.

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J.D. Vance’s memo and intensive scrutiny of President Biden’s ambassador nominees reflects his view that cultural elitism has infected America’s diplomatic corps and needs to be rooted out through extraordinary vetting efforts, said U.S. officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

Leaked memo shows J.D. Vance’s anti-woke ideology on foreign affairswww.washingtonpost.com J.D. Vance, Trump’s VP pick, froze dozens of ambassador nominations over LGBTQ issues and diversity hiring, offering a glimpse of his antiestablishment views.

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From what I understand, this is BS and she has done no such thing.

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Full quote from ex-ICE director Tom Homan: "Trump comes back in January... I will run the biggest deportation force this country has ever seen. They ain’t seen shit yet. Wait until 2025.” Tonight in Florida Trump pledged to bring Homan back. Homan, BTW, is a listed Project 2025 contributor.

"Wait until 2025. They ain't seen shit yet." www.semafor.com/article/07/0...

Trump’s ‘national conservative’ allies plot a revenge administrationwww.semafor.com As President Biden’s position weakens, Trump world is enthusiastically planning a MAGA White House.

Everyone needs to be made aware. This plan is about creating a patriarchal, white “Christian” nationalist dictatorship. #StopTheCoup

63% of registered voters oppose Project 2025 when they hear about what policies are actually being proposed navigatorresearch.org/a-guide-for-...

Their plan is to go back to the days of sweat shops.

Zaslav, yesterday, on the pres. election: “We just need an opportunity for deregulation, so companies can consolidate and do what we need to to be even better,” he said. Today, CNN to lay off 100 staffers. www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/bus...

CNN to Lay Off 100 Staffers as It Preps Major Revamp of Digital Effortswww.hollywoodreporter.com CNN CEO Mark Thompson told staff Wednesday that its first digital subscription product will launch this year, and that it is exploring a "strategic push into AI."

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Israel is still telling Gazans to flee to the refugee camps they're actively bombing. apnews.com/article/isra...

So creative & whimsical! I need to go visit these trolls!

www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/20...

He makes giant trolls out of trash, hides them in woods for people to findwww.washingtonpost.com ‘My ultimate goal is to have trolls surprising people in every state,’ said Thomas Dambo, whose latest project is in Detroit Lakes, Minn.

This. Exactly. @nytimes.com needs to get some journalistic ethics.

I don’t recall the NYT calling for Trump to step down after being convicted of 34 counts of fraud and being called by a judge at his civil trial a rapist in the common person sense

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The Philadelphia Inquirer gets it right. x.com/adambonin/st...

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The mad lads did it

To serve his country, Donald Trump should leave the race | Editorial Boardwww.inquirer.com Biden had a horrible night Thursday. But the debate about the debate is misplaced. The only person who should withdraw from the race is Trump.

I could not love Philly more right now!

Yea & it annoys the heck out of me. He’s been a fantastic surrogate for the campaign but he isn’t even in my top 10 for president. Enough with straight white, rich men! #KHive over here.

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Stork: I have a baby. Pigeon: I have the mail. Canary: I have bad news.

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A pastor of a Texas megachurch who was Trump’s spiritual advisor confessed to “inappropriate sexual behavior” with a 12 year old when he was in his early 20s

Pastor Robert Morris confesses to ‘moral failure’ after woman claims he began molesting her at 12www.christianpost.com Robert Morris, founding pastor of Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, which attracts an estimated 100,000 worshipers weekly, has confessed to inappropriate sexual behavior with a young lady more than ...

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Pockets are the best!

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cis folks, understand that seeing "gender identity is real" so clearly stated in the court's opinion feels really, really good. this will save lives. i am likely to cry before you read this post.

BREAKING: Federal judge rules that Florida’s ban on gender-affirming medical care for minors and many of its restrictions on similar adult care are unconstitutional. More to come at Law Dork. www.lawdork.com

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